A happy week here. The season is transitioning to Autumn with shorter days, we see the maple trees changing colors and wear long sleeve shirts in the mornings. Our days start a little later and end a little earlier as daylight fades. I love this time of year.
We peeked at the winter squash patch and were thrilled at what we saw. A favorite crop is just around the corner and a true sign that Autumn is near.
Winter Squash coloring up.
And pie pumpkins too.
We were glad the clouds parted briefly for Maeve to get a look at the eclipse and experience this amazing event.
Looking at the sun!
We had another huge harvest of tomatoes from the garden this week. So pleased and relieved as the crop is so much better than the last 2 years even with the cool wet Spring and cool nights now….we are grateful. More watermelons came from the patch this week too. An amazing season for us and so happy to share the bounty.
SUMMER SHARE #13
We jumped over 1000 pounds again this week. 1145 pounds rolling out of here!
WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE-It is fun to say yet another great bounty this week! We held off on the carrot harvest until next week with all the goodness harvested this week. Carrot bonanza next week!
SNACK PACK
Head lettuce, kale, pint cherry tomatoes, slice tomatoes, sweet summer onions, mini shishito sweet peppers, sweet peppers, cabbage, beans, watermelon, corn, red norland potatoes
Head lettuce-A new summer favorite variety. Cherokee head lettuce. Beautiful and sweet.
Cherokee head lettuce at harvest.
Kale-We have been trying to sneak this in the shares for weeks…this is the week. A favorite of mine. Fresh in salads slightly wilted, great in soups, and of course kale crisp is a treat! An assorted bunch in every share.
Kale soaking in the dunk tank.
Cherry Tomatoes-A HUGE! cherry tomato harvest this week and several new varieties ripening up. A sweet and beautiful on called sunchocola that is a pretty shade of brown.
Sunchocola Cherry tomatoes at harvest.
Slice tomatoes-Delicious and tons to choose from.
This week’s tomato harvest. Phew!
Sweet summer onions-This is the end of our sweet summer onion harvest. We will make the transition to storage onions and shallots in the next few weeks.
Last of the sweet summer onions.
Sweet Peppers-We picked an assorted bounty and a few will be in every share. The peppers are just starting to really ripen. Looking forward to the delicious Italian fry peppers….
Beautiful!
Shishito sweet peppers-We are thrilled with these little sweet peppers that taste just like thin skinned green bells.
More shishito peppers! Delicious!
Chinese Cabbage- Mini chinese napa cabbage from the garden…we love this mini variety called Minuet.
Watermelon! Another bounty from the patch. Sweet!
Maeve and I doing the watermelon check for this week…
Yellow wax beans-The last of the yellow beans in the field, 2 more rotations of beans are out there yet to finish up the season.
The last harvest of the yellow beans.
Corn-Last Corn pick too….Thank you uncle Jim for this special treat.
Potatoes-AND the last of the red norlands too…..we start harvesting the other 4 varieties next week.
FULL SHARE
Head lettuce, kale, cucumbers, quart of cherry tomatoes, slice tomatoes, sweet summer onions, sweet peppers, mini sweet peppers, cabbage, watermelon, corn, radish, beans, potatoes.
Head lettuce-we are still hitting our goal of lettuce every week this season and this week is another head of pretty Cherokee. Delicious!
Cherokee Head Lettuce at morning harvest.
Kale-A great mix of beautiful leaves. Saute, add to soups, fresh in salads or crisps a treat.
Washed and ready to bundle.
Cucumbers-The official end to the cucumber crop. A variety called olympian from our 2nd planting.
Quart of Cherry Tomatoes-The cherry tomatoes are hitting their peak this week.
Pretty “blueberry” cherry tomatoes at harvest.
Cherry tomatoes ripening on the vine….
The harvest after hours of picking.
Slice tomatoes-A bounty and we are thrilled…such a better crop than the last 2 seasons.
Sweet Summer Onions-The end of the summer onion harvest…next up storage onions and shallots!
Scott onion cleaning.
And packing….
Sweet Peppers-A beautiful harvest and the peppers season is just starting. Here they come.
Peppers ready for the shares.
Mini Sweet munching peppers-The 1st pick of these beauties. A favorite.
Portioned out and ready for Full shares this week.
Cabbage-The last of our Caraflex pointy cabbage harvest. Perfect for a meal or 2 or a delicious slaw.
Watermelon-More sweets from the patch.
Maeve doing this week’s taste test.
Corn-The last sweet corn pick for us at Uncle Jim’s. Thank you Uncle Jim!!!
Radishes-We had a bit of space in the hoop house between crops and snuck a row in for Full Share members as a late summer treat.
Radishes!
Snappy Hoop house radishes at harvest.
Yellow wax beans-The last of the yellow beans. 2 more bean rotations in the garden to finish up the season.
Final yellow bean pick.
Red Norland Potatoes-the last of the red potatoes….4 more varieties in the field. We start digging next week.
BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-carrots!!!!, romaine, spaghetti squash, pears?, sweet peppers, turnips, and more……
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Absolutely gorgeous.